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| | | (1) Posted by Siegfried Hornecker [Tuesday, May 1, 2007 11:43]; edited by Siegfried Hornecker [07-05-23] | Competitions with money prizes
Ok, I hope this list won't be illegal in serbian law. I included Euros only but you can feel free to add anything you know of.
I extracted these from Ján Golha's wonderful list http://www.goja.sk/p9a.htm which is my primary (and only) source for tourney announcements. It is a respectable work of Mr. Golha to find and add those tourneys. Dear Mr. Golha, if you read this I hope you won't mind this extraction!
Since I (and many other composers) are in the need of money (it doesn't hit me as hard as other ones if I have none, luckily) we all should recognize Ernest Pogosyants who was the only study composer that was a professional composer regarding money. I know, in some countries 750 Euros (the prize offered on Corus ty) is nine months of living (in Ukrain, I think), so I think it's just good to have a list with all tourneys where money can be won.
Ok, I talk too much, sorry. Here's the list (note: from top to bottom closing date goes from now to future in each section; sorry for bad english rhetorics).
Endgame Studies
150 + 100 + 50 Euros
Jubilee tourney László Zoltán - 65
Theme: Win or drawendgame studies are required where the play ofboth white and black renders the same theme.
Judge: László Zoltán
Prizes: Ist Prize: 150 EUROS; 2nd Prize: 100 EUROS; 3rd Prize: 50 EUROS.
Send to: János Mikitovics, 17 Bökényfóldi, H-1165 Budapest, Hungary
mmateo@t-online.hu
Closing date: 22.5.2007
(examples can be found at http://www.goja.sk/p9a.htm#Zoltan65)
150 + 100 + 50 Euros
Jubilee tourney István Bilek - 75
Theme: In an endgame study with win or draw stipulation some (more is better) unprotected pieces (not pawns) are not captured. At least two variants are required. The theme can be shown in the start position or during the play.
Judges: István Bilek and Pál Benko
Prizes: Ist Prize: 150 EUROS; 2nd Prize: 100 EUROS; 3rd Prize: 50 EUROS.
Send to: János Mikitovics, 17 Bökényfóldi, H-1165 Budapest, Hungary
mmateo@t-online.hu
Closing date: 11.8.2007
(examples can be found at http://www.goja.sk/p9a.htm#Bilek75)
750 + 500 + 250 + 150 + 100 Euros (and book prizes) (!)
Corus Endgame Studies Composing Tourney
The organizing board of Corus Chess Tournament announces an international composing tourney for endgame studies. No set theme.
Five money prizes will be awarded: 1st-750 Euros 2nd-500 Euros; 3rd-250 Euros; 4th-150 Euros; 5th-100 Euros; Book prizes are offered to the other studies in the final judge’s award. The award will be published in January 2008 towards the next edition of Corus Chess Tournament and will be sent to all participants.
Entries - not more than three per composer
Judge: Yochanan Afek
Send to: Harold van der Heijden, Michel de Klerkstraat 28, 7425 DG Deventer, The Netherlands
heijdenh@studieaccess.nl
Closing date: 1.11.2007
100 Euros (per .p) + 50 Euros (per .hm) + 25 Euros (per .c)
200th TT Die Schwalbe
The 200th Theme Tourney of Die Schwalbe is for Draw-studies with fourfold castling. Required are studies with the stipulation "Draw", in the solution of which all four kinds of castling occur. The ideal is that not only should White need to castle ao as to avoid losing but also that Black should do so in order to ensure that he does not loser either.
The prize money is 100 euros for each prize, 50 for an Honourable Mention and 25 for a Commendation.
Judge: Werner Keym
Send to: Werner Keym, Herzog-Wolfgang-Straße 15, 55590 Meisenheim, Germany
w.keym@gmx.net
Closing date: 31.12.2007
(there's no example on Golha's site but in German language on my website. Note however this is not an official example so it may not fullfill the stipulation, although I think so. The one at the top is the study: http://www.sh-kunstschach.eu/start/studientheorie/0006_vierrochaden.htm)
300 Euros + 200 Euros + 100 Euros
Marcel Doré - 75 Jubilee tourney
See http://www.matplus.net/test2/start.php?px=1179871828&app=forum&act=posts&fid=tt&tid=158 for details.
Closing date: 01.01.2008
Directmate #n (n >= 4)
200 Euro (and books)
Jubilee tourney Oto MihalÄ?o - 50
On occasion of Oto Mihalco's jubilee, the Slovak Organisation of Chess Composition has a pleasure in announcing a theme tourney for moremovers with the following theme:
"During the solution, a black piece comes to the square where it is later imprisoned and completely immobilised."
Judge: Oto MihalÄ?o
Prizes - 200 Euro plus chess books.
Send to: Ing. Jozef Holubec, ul. Povstania Ä?ského ľudu 34 , 040 22 KoÅ¡ice, Slovakia
holubecjozef@inmail.sk
Closing date: 1.12.2007
(an example can be found at http://www.goja.sk/p9a.htm#Mihalco50)
Helpmate
200 Euros total
Jubilee tourney Horst Böttger – 70 & Reinhardt Fiebig - 70
Section A: - h3# - theme free
Section B: - hn# - theme free
Fairy pieces and conditions are not allowed.
Judges: Horst Böttger & Reinhardt Fiebig
Prizefund: 200 Euro (Division to be determined by the celebrant judges)
Tourney results will be presented in HARMONIE Issue 93 (March 2008). Every participant will receive a copy.
Send to: Mirko Degenkolbe, Postfach 11 12, D-08393 Meerane, Germany
Pontius_Pilatus@T-Online.de
Closing date: 30.6.2007
400 Euros total
Theme Tourney of www.magyarsakkszerzok.com
On the occasion of the appearence of its home-page, www.magyarsakkszerzok.com which provides details on chess-problem composers in Hungary, an international theme-tourney is annoucned in two categories: orthodox h#3 and orthodox h#4.
h3# - Theme: In the solutions of these twin problems, White always gives mate from the sguare to which Black moves in his first move in the other variant (if there 2 twin diagrams) or in another variant (if there are more than 2 twin diagrams). Battery mates are permitted. It is advantageous if the pairs of squares repeat only cyclically. Zero position are not allowed.
Judge: János Csák
h4# - Theme: In variant A, Black piece X captures White piece Y so that Black piece X can occupy the place of White piece Z.
In variant B, at some point in the play White piece Y occupies the place of White piece Z. Zero position are not allowed.
Judge: Attila Benedek
Prizes will be awarded, amounting in total to 400 EUROS.
Each author may submit a maximum of 3 problems in category 1, and a maximum of 3 in category 2.
Send to: János Mikitovics, 17 Bökényföldi, Budapest, H-1165 Hungary
mmateo@t-online.hu
Closing date: 30.6.2007
(examples can be found at http://www.goja.sk/p9a.htm#Hungary)
All kinds of compositions allowed
300 Euros total (and book prizes)
Jubilee tourney Frank Fiedler - 50
In recognition of the 50th Birthday of Frank Fiedler (10.18.1957) a composition tourney for chess puzzles and chess problems of all kinds is being held - these compositions should be as accessible and entertaining as possible for a promotion of problem chess. The submissions should be of a type that shows an interesting beginning position, and encourages solving, as well as showing a surprising solu-tion. The theme is open, including fairy chess, as much as it can be appealing to a general chess public.
To determine this a judging team of the celebrant and five over-the-board players of differing strengths (One titled player or Elo/DWZ >= 2300, then one player each from the ranges of 2299-2000, 1999-1700, 1699-1400 und < 1400), who all have an understanding and interest in problem chess (for example, as solvers), but have never composed a problem themselves.
The judges will make their evaluations separate from each other and the evaluations they make will be independent of their ability to solve the problems, giving each a score of 4 to 0. The best problems by total points will be placed in the categories of "Prize", "Honorable Mention", and "Commended." The celebrant will of course, in cooperation with the tournament director, search for anticipations and other flaws, placing them as appropriate. The tournament director is:
Mirko Degenkolbe, PF 11 12, D-08393 Meerane, Germany
Pontius_Pilatus@T-Online.de
Entries should be received by October 18 2007 at the latest. For the best ex-amples, the celebrant has provided a prizefund of 300 Euro in the form of cash and book prizes.
As a gift for participation, all competitors will be sent a brochure that includes the award and about 100 selected compositions of the celebrant. Any problems not selected are returned to the authors for any use they see fit.
Closing date: 18.10.2007
(examples can be found at http://www.goja.sk/p9a.htm#Fiedler50 and I strongly suggest you to see it even if you don't want to participate. These problems are very nice.)
[Updated to reassociate the links, i.e. to make it clickable again]
[Updated for Marcel Doré 75 JT]
Last update: May 23 2007
| | | (2) Posted by Siegfried Hornecker [Sunday, Jul 15, 2007 14:49]; edited by Siegfried Hornecker [07-07-15] |
Mark Dvoreckij 60 Jubilee Tourney
eg (=studies)
Theme of studies is free choosable but it should be interesting for practical players. Entries in 2 copies until August 1st 2007 to:
Oleg Pervakov, ul. Rjabinovaja, dom 4, kv. 63, Moskva, 121471, Rossija (Russia) (e-mail: oper60@inbox.ru)
Prices:
1st prize - 500 $
2nd prize - 300 $
3rd prize - 200 $
4th prize - 100 $
5th prize - 50 $
350 $ for special awards, also book prizes from Mark Dvoreckij can be won (in russian, english or german choosable)
Judgement report shall be ready on December 1st 2007
(this is a translation of what I found in "Infoblatt" no.44, lying in my EG issue)
Personally, I regard Mr. Dvoreckij very high. He has written one of the three books one MUST have about chess endgames (the other ones are "the Chéron" and Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics).
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